DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

President Luis Abinader chaired a meeting of the oversight commission on the start of the new school year. One of the more remarkable notes that was brought up was the fact that over 120,000 teachers have been receiving training in what is called the STEAM curriculum. This is basically what is called the STEM curriculum with the addition of Arts to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Minister of Education Luis Miguel De Camps noted that preparation for this year’s start of the school year has been focusing on four main areas: infrastructure and capacity, teachers and administrators, student welfare, and the supply of educational materials. The year will start with over 1,200 new classrooms, and 302 mobile teaching units.

The 120,000 teachers are being instructed by 8,000 technicians and academic professionals...